Hmmm... I can't really see any other way I could have found out about the story because he kept that stuff to himself. No one but him knew about them. And for the OBE itself, it kind of felt like a lucid dream but I couldn't change or conjure anything. But it felt really cool, while flying to my friends house I could see eveyone that was still out.

My knowledge on OBE's is limited but I would theorize that the strength of mind required to control a lucid dream and the strength of mind to maintain an OBE is the same. By strength of mind I mean like having a telekintic/conjuring ability in you'r imagination. Though it sounds simple, it really isn't. As a test, try to imagine while awake with eyes open an object or person. Everyone can do this but I mean actually shift it into view and not just imagination, try to make it like it is right there, like it exists right in front of you. You can also do the same with sounds and feeling. By feeling I mean like producing a heat or cold sensation on a body part without doing anything to it but imagining. This I find is the easiest.

A way to improve strength of mind is to do meditation. Find a dark place where no one will disturb you for a while. Sit down and close your eyes. Allow your mind to go blank. If random thoughts continue to interfere coordinate counting with your breathing. Then after five minutes with eyes still closed try to produce feeling, sounds, images, etc... This I promise you will increase your ability to control lucid dreams when I was child and could lucid dream I did this and it worked.

If you have any more questions or want to share experiances with me go right ahead I enjoy helping people in anyway I can.